Jefferson Salamander - Amphibian Specialist Group

Recovery Strategy for the Jefferson Salamander in OntarioThe current global conservation status rank for the Jefferson Salamander was assignedby the Association for Biodiversity Information (ABI) (NatureServe 2008). Its ranking forthe Jefferson Salamander is G4, a level of ranking assigned to species with greater than100 site occurrences and greater than 10,000 individuals, giving the species anapparently secure ranking globally. NatureServe also applies conservation status ranksat the national (N) and subnational (S) (i.e., provinces or states) levels. Table 1summarizes the NatureServe rankings for the Canadian and U.S. populations. Thespecies has been designated as imperilled (S2) in Ontario, Illinois and Vermont and isconsidered to be apparently secure (S4) in only 5 of the 14 states where it is found.Notably, the species is also listed as threatened in Ontario under the EndangeredSpecies Act, 2007 (ESA 2007) and in Canada under the federal Species at Risk Act(SARA).Table 1. Summary of NatureServe (2008) Conservation Status Ranks for the JeffersonSalamanderJurisdictionGlobalCanadaOntarioUnited StatesConnecticutIllinoisIndianaKentuckyMarylandMassachusettsNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkOhioPennsylvaniaVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaConservationStatus RankG4N2S2N4S3S2S4S4S3S2S3S2S3S3S4SNRS4S2S4S3Legend:N2/S2 – Imperilled (i.e., extremely rare orespecially vulnerable)S3 – Vulnerable to extirpation orextinction (i.e., rare and uncommon)G4/N4/S4 – Apparently Secure (i.e.,uncommon but not rare)SNR – Unranked4